Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-15
DIR. JOHN BULLS
sMlTHls TONG SYRUP,
The Popssar Remedies OF the Day.
Principal ONCE. s8l Nain S., LOUISVILLE. 81.

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Principal Once. ss1 Main ST., LOUISVILLE. AZ.
are you? Ga! tell NE That you ere not,
or else kill me on the spot"'
"Ada, if l were more Cf william than l
am, l would lie to you, and say that l
would not marry her, but l cannot say it.
Stella DelOrme will be mine N few
days"
ada did not reply. II seemed IS il she
could not. Her face was IS pale and as
rigid in its expression as marble. Her
| fingers were clutChed inIO the palms Of
! her hand, ill lha blood actually started
from beuesth her f4Ger. nails. There was
not . tremcr i'll her lip; not en eyelash
( quivered; not limb moved; bat her
/ eyes g5zad upon him with IN icy glare,
which ne never, never crRld forget.
"Ads, what is the mstter?" he asked at
/ last, almost terrified by uer silence and
terrible look. e:
/ Nothing" said she, speaking slowly,
| IS # she were IL great pain. "Gc:' she
added, raising her arm ald pointing to-
wards the door.
'No, win nat while you look SO, You
| are i'll" he cried.
"Go!" she reDe1ted; G76 still her While
arm and It's marble finger pointed 10 the
I door.
/ 81 con rot leave you thus" he ~ried.
/ "Sp-ak one kind word 20 u'g, Ada"
''Gou she said louder than before; and
still she pointed to t2e door.
He was almost as pale AZ she when be
{ ojCyed and went ouI.
She stood after that for g moment as he
had left ber-stood until she bsarl him
close the front door; and then sac tell
/ senseIess to the floor.
CHAPTER XVIII
Only Coz, girl, has be been striking
yOU:' sSked John MalersOn, as h en-
tered the room, and found Ada upon the
/ floor, with the blood streaming from her
nose and mouth.
''Yes-yes, to the heayt." she muir
INJURED. "NOt with his hands, but his
Words-his Words.''
''PoOr girl, I pity you-iGdee5 I do"
said the Captain, with uEwOnted terder-
ness, as he raised her from the floor and
helped her to wipe the blood from her
fee
Terrible, indeed, was the mental excite
meut, the souls struggle, the hearts
misery which could produce suCh an
effect physically upon her.
Malcrson would have called s servant
to help her, but she forbade it, and went
alone to her toilet room, and there wash
ed SWAY the Stains IS well as she could.
She was very pale when she returned
TO the sitting room but w cslm.
E'YOu have been kind Ia me sir,sO far"
SAID she to MsIersOu. ''WIl you no. help
me? taVe considerable money and many
Jewels"
81 dvE't want any Of your mOney-bUt
tell me what l can do for you, and il shall
be done. What do you WANT"
Observation-Disclosures" said Ada, in a
husky whisper.
''On mmn' asked the captain.
eyes, but through her. SEE must die,
and by my hsnd,"
Good! like your spirit But how
can this be accomplishing"
''Iu some disguise I must gain Edmis-
sion TO her pTeseDCe-OuCe there I VIII
drink her very hearts bIOot!"
''Wen, study out how you wish the
thing done, ana l viii never fail you. /
have fifteen or twenty men left, who
burn for vengeance on those VINO killed
| their companions"
81 will arrange some plan IS soon as
{ my brain cools. 1t is now very hot"
eyes, poor girl see it Is. [ will 20
now and see my men, and keep lookout
upon Master Paul. Were he not mV OWL
SOD, 70 split his wiZzen before / SLEPT.
But l shall have use for him, and he NAV
come to reason after that girl is oat Of
the way. He may yet be yours, ard as
fond as ever"
''Neyer-never!, cried Ada, wildly. [
| have loved him as never woman loved
5etore-5ut now words may ECtteII now
| lOathe and hate him; | nate him too
much to wish for his death. I want him
to live, that | can make him misera-
INT I =
alone that | may grow calm. Come again
tonight l Will by that time think Of g
plan by which to govern my future
course"
"Well, women are curious creatures"
murmured the Captain, q, he went out.
''If they can't love, they'll hate-if they
can't be honey, they'll be yinegar-if they
can't whisper, they'll thunder. Curious
creatures are women"
The CGptsin mad Just finished this sOlil-
oquy when be saw MS son moving slowly
along the street.
"Paul, hold on Bit" said he. 'I've
a message for you"
"What is it?" said Paul gI1OmiIv, for
he felt bad at the manner III which he mad
parted from Ada, to whom st one time ne
had oeen much attached.
81 want you to tell Mrs. Hattie Del
OAuSJ nS size OatlS 1SESGI, LlaG / am IN
need OF $1,000; snd that if she will send
the money by you she will save me
the trouble of going to her husband
and asking him for it. Tell her there is.
no use in fOoliDg with mel must have
it."
81 will deliver your message, ana adj
wise her to treat it with contempt" said
Paul.
(Which she viii not do.n said the
Captain, passing on.
CHAPTER XIX.
81 cannot endure this ever-burning pas
sion-nor can yet restrain il! 1t mad
dens me TO think it, yet love this cold
and naughty savage even to idolatry!
How quickly and how gladly would 1 fy
with him far away from these scenes ST
luxury and comfort-from all of GU.
ton, to share his perils and hiss -
He must be mine-he cannot Ia
TO my advances!n
Thus soliloquized Mrs. Delor -
Continued on Seventh PGgs.